Technique Development for Weather Forecasting.

Abstract

This report summarizes weather research conducted by SASC in several technical areas: in numerical weather prediction, investigation of the physical and spectral characteristics of global moisture, distribution, and examination of the generation of harmonics for analysis of meteorological data in the vertical and horizontal; development of McIDAS-based interactive aids for formulating mesoscale forecasts; development of specialized computer programs for sensor and technique evaluation; in satellite meteorology, interactive adaptation of a clustering technique for image analysis, and test of curves relating cloud over and average reflectivity; in weather radar, development of a single-Doppler with retrieval technique, real-time conversion of a storm cell detection and tracking technique, and studies of turbulence structures. In addition, the maintenance, enhancement, and use of McIDAS are described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1981
Accession Number
ADA118744

Entities

People

  • Alan M. Gerlach

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cloud Cover
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Doppler Radar
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • Meteorological Data
  • Meteorology
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbulence
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Space